it's really unfortunate they had controversy over who would bear the flag in the opening ceremony shani davis speed skater who is now in his fifth olympics was you know he and a rival of his or you know teammate of his really aaron hamlin she is a loser and the first american individual losing go to see who would be the flag bearer they broke that time via a coin flip which shani davis tweeted that he thought was really sort of an unbecoming way to make that decision i know that he felt very disappointed he decided not to take part in the opening ceremony which is not such a big thing in that had he not been the flag bearer he was planning to not take more because event is coming up rather so he wants to sort of stay on a proper you know sleep and diet schedule and stay concentrated but it's a sad thing that a guy who's done a lot for the olympic movement he's one of the first african-americans to medal in winter olympics in u.s. history had to go out with a bit of a sour taste in his mouth all right well we're certainly looking for the action getting in full swing there in p.r. chang and tha

camp yes shani davis who's a very decorated american speed skater is not taking part in the opening ceremony now his camp says that's because he wants to focus on his race and he was very annoyed that he lost out on carrying the flag that such the consumer and the loser erin have now that was decided on a coin toss because the vote was tight a lot of people thought shani davis should have carried the flag he's done a lot to advance black athletes in the winter olympics he was the first black athletes who actually win an individual win for them to go and so he's very disappointed he called the decision dishonorable all right well the opening ceremonies have gotten underway in pyongyang and jonathan crane from database sports thank you very much for bringing us up to date you're welcome. now these games also have historical political aspect as we were hearing a high level government delegation from the north as attending these opening ceremonies officials from young including here you see kim jong the sister of north korean leader kim jong il she is the first member of the north's ruling dynas

a row has erupted in the american camp after speed skater shani davis said team officials acted "dishonourablysing a coin to decide who'd carry the flag at the opening ceremony. luge slider erin hamlin — who's competing in herfifth and final games — was selected to be the usa's flag bearer, ahead of davis. they were tied at four votes each after an athlete from each of the usa's eight winter sports federations held a ballot on wednesday. it then went to the toss of a coin, as agreed. but davis — who's also competing in his fifth winter olympics — isn't happy. he was the first black athlete to win an individual winter gold in turin in 2006, and retained his 1000 metres title in vancouver four years later. he tweeted. .. he also used the hashtag #blackhistorymonth. to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis just months before your biggest sporting competition would spell the end for most athletes. especially when slopestyle snowboarding is your sport, with all the flips and landings that the discipline demands. but canada's spencer o'brien competed in sochi with that condition, and finished 12th

speed skater shani davis didn't go following controversy. luger erin hamlin and he tied 4-4 in voting by their fellow team usa athletes in voting who should carry the flag last night. to break the tie, the team held a coin toss and hamlin won. well, two-time gold medalist davis called it dishonorable. so he decided to skip the event all together. davis was then called out on twitter by fellow team usa ⌞02nk&ú÷ç] qqáuv&e skie lost. you won't receive my vote. but the drama didn't overshadow the amazing. this all came after a beautiful and historic opening ceremony. we have jay gray, live this morning inside olympic park with a look at the opening ceremony last night. and a preview of what to expect from today's action on the snow and the ice. hey, jay gray. i think the last time i saw you was in rio. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of cold temperatures here. what an incredible display, as you were talking about. a fantastic opening ceremony, a bit of olympic history tucked away in the mountains here in pyeongchang. that history spilling over

individual lose medal and as it turned out the way that they broke that tie was a coin flip and shani davis who you know as i said he's a five time a lesbian he's won i think for one pick medals in these long career felt that that was a pretty you know unbecoming way to sort of see him off as an olympian he complained about it on twitter. right it matters but i'm sort of you have to leave it there thank you very much for that. now staying with the olympic games in the court of arbitration for sport has turned down an appeal by forty seven russian athletes and coaches to compete at the games the russians have been banned from taking part by the international olympic committee over state sponsored doping in sochi four years ago they'd argue they've been wrongly excluded from the games of the court of arbitration for sport said the i.o.c. his decision was not unfair nor discriminatory. but duping isn't the only intrigue surrounding these games the whole event is playing out under a political spotlight with host south korea using the lympics to that relations with that of the north the approach

five time limpy and that was given the on off to winning a coin toss and that subset the lose a shani davis a speed skater who became the first black athlete to win individual winter olympic gold back in two thousand and six he refused to take part in that opening ceremony well this was shani davis his reaction on twitter he said team usa this summer me tossed a coin to decide of twenty eight hundred flag bearer ny problem i can wait until twenty twenty two has tiger black history month twenty eighteen his tweet hasn't gone down well with a lot of people it attracted three and a half thousand comments this was the most popular reply thousands like sour grapes to me if it were up to me you'd never be up for the thunder in the future one of davis's u.s. team mates a bump that accorded nick cunningham was also critical he said carrying the flag goes beyond when the losses and it's an honor to even be considered your only proving the queen fit to the correct side what has what u.s. officials had to say as well there is a series of votes as you know there are eight federations on the winter prog

speed skater shani davis will not march in the ceremony. he is fuming after luger erin hamlin was chosen to be the flag bearer. >> there are so many that are deserving of this. >> hamlin and davis tied in the voting but she won in a coin toss. davis later tweeted team toss dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018. kim jong-un's sister arrived with the north korean delegation becoming the first member of her family to visit south korea since the korean war and will watch the opening ceremonies as athletes march behind a unification flag. mike pence is in south korea where he met with defectors. >> my wife and i wanted the honor of meeting with men and women who fled the tyranny of north korea. >> reporter: also with the vice president fred warmbier. his son dying after he was released from a north korean jail. athletes saying they're ready. >> i came here for nothing less than gold. >> reporter: it got off to a disappointing start. in men's team figure skating nathan

olympic committee selecting hamlin through a coin toss after she tied with speed skater shani davis in the athlete-led voting. davis, a five-time olympian, perhaps competing in his final olympics. tweeting -- "@teamusa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide itsroblem. i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018 controversy also reaching figure skating. the u.s. team's first openly gay athlete facing off against vice president mike pence. figure skater adam rippon reportedly refusing to meet with pence until after the games, citing the vice president's past support of gay conversion therapy. we interviewed rippon last month. >> there's a taboo, that being gay makes you weaker, and that is absolutely not the case. >> reporter: the vice president's office denied he tried to arrange a meeting. the vice president tweeting at him today. "don't let fake news distract you." >> all right, so, let's get to matt gutman with us live tonight from pyeongchang. and matt, another headline. kim jong-un's sister is coming to the olympics? >> reporter: that's right, david. she's scheduled to arrive in a

the american camp yeah yeah there were some some disagreements in the american camp speed skater shani davis one of the most decorated winter olympians in this u.s. team and the first african-american to win an olympic winter olympic medal back in two thousand and six this was his fifth winter olympics and he was expecting to get to bear the flag but there was a vote among the athletes on the u.s. team of the athletes council and it was a tie between him and aaron hamlin the loser. davis lost out on the tiebreaker which was a coin flip and you know he tweeted later saying that he was he thought that was a rather unbecoming way for a guy like him who's really put a lot into the olympic movement over a course of twelve sixteen years he complained about it on twitter and he said you know just is just going to skip the ceremony and concentrate on my event which is coming up in just a few days so it was it was a bit of a sour story perhaps makes a bit of sense there though if he is actually focusing on the games and you know performing a lot of people also saying that it's quite cold there so som

olympic committee how the vote to decide the vote was of course a tie for between a shani davis the speed skater and aaron hannan who's the news now it's a break they decided on a coin toss which iron hand in one sunny davis north is for hot he actually said that the process was dishonorable now for many people davis would have been the perfect choice because he's done a lot to break down racial barrier is in winter olympic sport he was actually the first black athlete ever so when individual winter olympic gold medal now it's been announced he will skip the opening ceremony which. maybe sound a bit like sour grapes but his federation said he wouldn't participate in it anyway because he was going to focus on his race the any reason he would have participated is if he was going to be carrying the flak and then even before this opening ceremony there are some advance that have gotten underway tell us about that yes events taking place qualifying events mainly in curling ski jumping in other sports and that's because they struggled roughly fifty everything in between the closing ceremonies a

but there was a tie between erin hamlin and shani davis. his to me. >> reporter: that did not sit well with davis, the first african-american to win winter gold. team usa tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. >> the olympic system failed you and we are so incredibly sorry. >> reporter: also this morning, an apology from the u.s. olympic committee for the sexual abuse scandal rocking usa gymnastics. 225 women and girls have accused nassar of sexual abuse. he is going to spend his life in prison after pleading guilty to molesting ten girls. >> that will help us understand who knew what about nassars abuse, when and what they did with that information. >> reporter: on the ice, the men's team figure skating competition, already under way. 18-year-old nathan chan, a favorite to win the men's gold, taking an unexpected tumble in his first-ever olympic performance. but he did manage to pull off the first-ever quadruple flip at the olympics. >> made two big mistakes. three big mistakes, honestly. and sort of let the team down, i think, with

among them the alpine down hill conditions sampled due to the wind and featuring maame bi anyy and shani davisback to you. biney. back at home, the sport of curling is gaining popularity. it is one of the only places in this area where you can play a few rounds with the rocks. we spoke to one player who picked up the sport 12 years ago and hasn't stopped playing since. >> after watching it on the olympics, i kind of knew what to do but it wasn't easy. they make it look so easy. >> it's easy to learn but tough to master. >> there you go, the curling club offers lessons if you're trying to get started in the sport. we have a link to the club's schedule on the nbc10 app. >>> tonight's olympic lineup includes figure skating, alpine skiing and snowboarding. remember, if you're away from the tv tonight you can watch live streams of the event on the free nbc10 app. >>> don't miss nbc10 keith jones live from the winter games tonight at 11:00 on nbc10. >>> next at 5, money vanished from a septa key card. >> how they helped him recover the key card only to have the money disappear. >>> patching the bigg

but so did decorated speed skater shani davis.e tie- breaking coin toss, and davis was not happy. he took to twitter, writing in part: "team u-s-a dishonorably tossed a coin .... to decide its 20-18 flag bearer. no problem. i can wait until 20-22." the 49ers sign jimmy garoppolo to a five year deal worth 137-point-five million dollars... making him the highest paid player in n-f-l history. jimmy g. is expected to make 27-point-five per season... double of what tom brady is currently making. he will earn 74-million dollars in guaranteed money. tomorrow morning the team will hold a press conference. garoppolo's record- breaking contract eclipses matthew stafford's deal signed in august. this was the 49ers priority when the traded a second-round pick to the patriots for garropolo. the 26-year-old took over a team that was 1-10... and led the niners to win their last five games. this now becomes a destination for many free agents. the 49ers have their quartback of the future and have plenty of cap space left. it was a party in philade

speed skater shani davis tied hamlin in a vote to carry the flag and lost in a coin toss.avis tweeting team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. how are you feeling about the controversy and is that going to overshadow at all what you're doing tonight? >> i had nothing to do with the process. it has nothing to do with me aside from the fact that i'm the flag bearer and i'm going to enjoy the moment. >> reporter: vice president mike pence touching down in south korea thursday to lead the u.s. delegation in the opening ceremony. pence facing criticism today from openly gay freestyle skier gus kenworthy. >> i think it's unfortunate that mike pence is leading the delegation because he has active stood against lgbt issues in the past. >> will you get 0 meet with him beforehand. >> i sincerely hope not. >> reporter: the guest of his, the father of otto warmbier. north korean leader kim jong-un's sister, kim and it got off to a rough tart before the opening festivities began. in machine's team figure skating nathan chen stumbling placing a disappointing

speed skater shani davis competing in the 1500-meter. tarted off strong but did fall behind and he is not going home with a medal in this event. you may remember, of course, davis facing some backlash before the opening ceremony after tweeting about losing the coin toss to luge star erin hamlin over who would carry the flag. davis does have one more event left, the 1000-meter and that happens later this week. guys. >> all right, good luck to him in that and thank you so much, amy. we're not done. we will have more with amy. >>> but right now, we get the latest on the deadly flu epidemic and one of its newest victims, a texas mother of two who died after she turned down tamiflu because of the medication's cost, and linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: she was a mother and schoolteacher and her insurance only made a small dent in the cost of the antiviral so she decided to try to go without the potentially life-saving drug. the small texas town of weatherford reeling from the sudden death of second grade teacher heather holland. >> i ju

controversial shani davis placing 19th in the 1500 speed skate. you a medal count this "new day". just in, we now have a two-way tie at the top. netherlands and norway with 11. germany and canada tied at second with ten. usa still frozen at fifth with seven. the wicked winds have postponed women's slalom. a spokesperson said peak speeds are over 55 miles per hour. they keep saying, alisyn, the weather is going to get better, but it has not as of yet. >> that's why we are wearing such a handsome coat, coy. >> reporter: my mom's coat. >> there it is. thank you for tell the truth, my brother. happy valentine's day to you. >> back to washington now. after two days of finger pointing and posturing, the senate is expected to finally begin the immigration debate today. will they reach a deal to protect dreamers? that's next. ♪ life goes on, yes, life goes on... ♪ i've always wanted to share a special moment with my mom. i think surprising her with a night ski trip would just be the biggest gift i could give her. let's make that happen. she's gonna be so

speed skater shani davis called the coin toss that decided who carried that flag dishonorable.flag bearer from the summer games in rio. guess what guys? he's back. here at the significantly colder winter olympics and despite the freezing temperatures in the open air stadium you'll see right there he remained shirtless with a lot of lotion. in case you were wondering he competed in tae kwon do in rio and now cross-country skiing. here in pyeongchang. apparently he picked up skiing after the summer olympics. >> he had a lot of lotion. he wasn't just glistening. >> he does have a lot of lotion. he was reflective. he was reflective. >> where do you ski in tonga? >> good question. >> all right, amy, glad to have you there and, of course, we'll be checking in with you from time to time. what are you looking forward to most, amy? let's ask you that. what are you looking forward to while you're there? >> well, figure skating. i cannot wait to watch figure skating. and, of course, curling is just such a bizarrely fun sport to watch. >> it is. >> that's our girl. thank you, amy. >>> we g

the most decorated among those, shani davis who was tied to be the flag bearer at opening ceremony butost the continue to toss to erin hamlin she said i'm an american, team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide. no problem i can wait until 2022. so that was a little awkward also used the #blackhistorymonth2018 >> 8:00 p.m. on nbc where you'll see the flag bearer and all the team usa members make their way on to the field of play for the first time guys >> kind of an odd moment of politics making its way even at the very beginning into the winter olympics, carl. any blowback that you're hearing? granted this just happened out there right now. probably a the lot of people asleep >> yeah. he's gotten some love taps on twitter for sure some people wonder if he'll be chosen at 2022 at this rate. they all start with the mini dramas as you know in rio, it was cleanliness and security and safety. and sochi, the weather sometimes it's about the speed skating uniforms so we'reused to this by now. once we get into the competition a couple days in, it actually does become about the events and a

now, that was an honor that did not sit well with speedskate er shani davis.t attend the opening ceremony, he tweeted yesterday upon hearing the news in part, i'm an american, and when i won the thousand meter in 2010, i became the first american to two-peat in that event. team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide. when asked when davis didn't attend the ceremony, the u.s. speedskating spokesperson said that davis wasn't going to attend due to scheduling and preparations for competition, but was considering to attend when he heard that he may be flag bearer. davis first competes on tuesday. >>> now lindsy now lindsey vonn has been through a lot, she's competed in -- competing in her fourth and final olympic games, but it has been eight years since she competed in one. she missed 2014 sochi with an injury. her grandfather fought for the u.s. here in the korean war, not far from the olympic games, and she wanted so badly to bring him with her. but that can't happen now because he passed just a few months ago. i had to ask her about the man who has meant so m

speedskater shani davis, the first black athlete to ever win gold for team usa in an individual eventnter games, tweeted this, i'm an american and when i won the 1,000 meter in 2010, i became the first american to two-peat in that event. team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide the 2018 flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022, #blackhistorymonth2018. all the olympians for team usa get a vote on who they think should be the flag bearer. in the event of a tie, they do a coin flip, which hamlin won. >>> the opening ceremony is tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. eastern. it is going to replay in primetime. the game actually is already under way with mixed doubles curling. >>> finally, yesterday was national signing day for college football. and jacob cokeland, tennessee, alabama, florida, he picked florida. you see him putting on the hat. his mom, she was expecting alabama or tennessee based on her wardrobe. and she immediately got up and left when her son picked to go to florida. she must have been on the outs in terms of that decision. she did eventually come back and give her son a hug

speed skater shani davis says he won't attain the opening ceremony after losing a coin toss to carry the american flag he called the decision to hold the coin toss dishonorable of the lose slider aaron hamlin was given the role in stayed when the first middle even start on saturday you can expect to see plenty of golds around the necks of swedes the country is traditionally one of the best performers in winter olympics and more than half of their medals have come in cross country skiing pool restrict courts on the culture behind the success. go down to the woods today in sweden county and you may well be a cross-country skier. for thousands of years skis were how you traveled traded and survived in this part of the world now cross country is a national pursuit that is also responsible for most of sweden success at the winter games. cross-country skis are very good for the body itself for the knees put back like a symbol to see him that we are all going to count. sweden's twenty nine cross country olympic gold medals second in the world only to their cousins next door not for sweden n

. >>> shany davis was upset about losing a coin toss to carry the flag.lled it a dishonorable way to pick the flag bearer. yesterday the luger won the coin toss and cared the flag after the vote ended in a tie. it's always been the predetermined method of breaking a tie. >> i'm not sure why it's called dishonorab dishonorable. >>> and fast food giants kfc and taco bell will be rolling out home service. you can order through grubhub online in thousands of locations. fast food chains are paying more attention to delivery food trends because of the increased sales potential. mcdonald's say customers typically spend more when ordering delivery. >> this is a puzzler. >>> members of congress are demanding to know why fema chose a one-person company to provide 30 million meals to hurricane-ravaged puerto rico. in october they awarded a nearly $156 million contract to an atlanta businesswoman tiffany brown. she is the sole operator of tribute contracting. as first reported in "the new york times," she delivered fewer than 50,000 meals before the contract was canc

. >> american gold medal speed skater shani davis is upset about losing a coin toss to carry the americanning ceremony. davis calls this method a dishonorable way to pick the flag bearer in a tweet yesterday. a luger won the coin toss and carried the flag after a vote ended in a tie. the coin toss has always been the predetermined method of breaking a tie. >> i'm trying to figure out why it was called dishonorable. not sure i understand that one. >>> fast food giants taco bell and kfc are rolling out home delivery services in the coming months. the companies are partnering with delivery service grubhub to allow people to order online in thousands of locations. fast food chains are paying more attention to delivery trends because of the increased sales potential. mcdonald's says customers typically spend more when ordering delivery. >> all right. this one's a puzzler. members of congress are demanding to know why fema chose a one-person company to provide 30 million meals to hurricane ravaged puerto rico. awarding a $156 million contract to atlanta business woman tiffany brown. she is the

after a tie vote and a coin toss, luger erin hamlin beat shani davis. davis, the first african-american to win individual gold at the americans criticizing the decision. team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide the flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018. also this morning, a mea culpa from the sex abuse scandal rocking usa gymnastics. >> usoc has commissioned an independent investigation that will help us understand who knew what about nassar's abuse, when and what they did with that information. >> reporter: at least 265 women and girls have accused disgraced former u.s. gymnastics doctor larry nassar of sexual abuse. he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty. >> i made a bunch of mistakes. >> reporter: in figure skating, chen taking a rare tumble on the ice in the team event. the 18-year-old making his first olympic appearance, saying the mistake let the team down. >> i know i'm capable of more than what i showed out here. i think it was a little bit in my head. just let that get